| Show wo river A when the colorado badeas and 0 0 flooded the imperial 0 0 valley if Calt fornie 1 a y s EDNAH AIKEN w CC cuffy SYNOPSIS I IK ITC TC C nickard rickard an n earl n of the overland pacific is I 1 called to the this office of I 1 resident rex ident marahall Ma in tuc ton aria asey Is a an sin elma to the this O 0 falc force ho h weara wears dud cloth clothes a 0 b but ut he h had resla trod a chair of irie line in the fait fast to go on th atif rod as a fireman ireman and his hi promotion ml bad brei beat spec while waltin malt inic for it hick ard rd hwd a report on the rava ii 4 0 of the colorado deeplon the effort efforts of thomaa thomas hardin of or the th desert reclamation rom pany this hardin tid hold been a student under It ickard and nil had married urty holmes with whom rickard nickard hid had fancied lizas bo wan in love it manhal marshall tell tells rickard the overland pacific haa has rot got to tep step I 1 in to ave mavs the Imp imperial orial valley vally and senan end him to the break rickard decline declines bf be casset he be doom rio not want to ot implant liar itar din aln but la WOK rover step storo trie the river damn th the empens ris baya til rickard ie to calegiro Calex Cal tillro iro sem se m the desert and anit learns much about hardin and hia his woric work na ltv tat 1 W 1 mr anil and mrs hardin and annem inn harlin half alster ter daniti pointed in her busbani 1 and an n incorrigible vo coquette u e lie ll 11 mr ro hardin met ti I 1 or cap for her 20 former r m er lover vr AN an enl him to in dann dennir r lir 1 FR ullard visits the corn mm ch any 9 offices and take control 1 lla I rind find the angine erm loyal ta to and hostile ho til to him estrada a mex Blex ican ran pon ot the hit 11 bluher ather of th tb ImP imperial erlat valley tell tells bin him to of f the denral situ situation atin VI rikard attend so a knef diniar of n the directors and ass ram h hll guthorl authority y ila r lin rages hut trill tells I 1 of him 1 anat hie in vork will fall it I 1 cun t s ee 6 it finished VIT annc to 11 discovered iq in hr garden she trie tries to cheer up hardin who ho ll 11 furious rickard yet how coul I 1 lio to help throwing ills hil lift ife into film tie ile imd had limit it mas as nn tin if I 1 it mere not for UPI Ind inclinable bonit hn allegiance to the cati te N hah hit it nt tit and oh oil lie matul um II 11 ho hal had with lilt gerty anti im dpn en w m orsted lii I lit m cavit re I 1 from roin flit Colli t pany hi ht company anil him liy lie lip to ret get more inozu 1 anil anti the tile last blow bio thi i it pet of hardin gate gae a scant ling in lit lile ills path a kick the prattle had died she walked mith etli him silently at alao tl door of lier her tent she stopped lookin looking nt at aitu blie hise ml if hed bed he coul I 1 lilile lila hurt it U be he hud had only some of n inet so pride I 1 now tire lire thin E she used their folla little oh oil arotlin rot lin torill alardin flinging nay alit gate behind him N C CHAPTER H A T ER vill t k under the veneer an hour later inne 4 blink g from tile th un te loped into tit fin hah Ih lh hid hild ben partitioned alth ith mufeh red boards into it but thain bor on tile 11 fight it dIT room anti pir lur lorl on the left her tier klinco glince the three talk tn lk of pluit geraniums lu ila the center nt of the tho mexica cint drain mork cloth that corer covert 1 I tin the tahle crity lurwin in a fri freh h lit pink lik rock track was uns duncens ins aroun I 1 the table to t tile tune of aorl a ml in I 1 it tita a just like ille go aly to aresi up tip to lier her ak P nen en it mere ere jonii a pitiful ahei atei it I 1 ion oil luet she had often tiled to her tier atler ln 1 haq hold cn fn her tier brother rother ti cerita they m ere er rot hippy M it herawi title lie ninde hill rt niilo I 1 nj it tile little ilir 1 of if or nil ten teri fifth slip around hir hart her tier ahen hen innel nt n t alloi allord pit to euter thain etro nl alvo vo arti took deci pride in I 1 er house houle keeping ke pins hy a it andt it I 1 hut that ath aio caul lit it T atalo off tier 1 sug pichor of sin jig 11 closed door on 0 til 1 erti n s si it ta dinv I 1 help the sun still vrn still slit I 1 i ll oIna the room it to lur hr If fillo Ilard lit loolie up from ill oa 01 waitie he lie it nt 11 finues sui it lt ff of biting a re rt art trat lit bhe she had find found it tumbled once ahen he run ran our mirll it wn wa then that ot arty arty made it undergo 1 that bhe he liked more formality inet 4 vas mas li in 11 lint that tint tnt for to r juul lilt now or it tiring hr alternating k ot of couo chnrei 11 1 I mits afraid 1 I ua wu late val sull I 1 tho the kirl girl lutica Lu tic all ir be rt and ad in A fel few felir ir announced e itra rt bont ont 3 ou on sit tit blown n tin rc 4 tilt ni mw v jour joir ani sam c tino un to clenn clean thi till morning and I 1 coul coundit dit at nt to the lunah until nn an hour ago a inne 4 settling hermit ly the reading table raiichi I 1 le relf err elf ming at it mould not have haie taken her sin hour to pet get A cold luish mill still it would nener took look vo Inyl if gertys domestic wa and 1 borto ate the re tilts ul mere n linar able ahl the cary early tornate to were mere peeled aal aol well us hilled ami unit ma ure re lying on oil a lied bed of cracked ice tee tie TIP ripe black olives were rt finx in a lake hike of call oil F oil A awl of crisp lettuce c e had a been led d and nil c carefully cire tre fully dried T ali ip b anad rt ad i na n cut tit precise triai trian ulea Aled the flit buttel buttri nail opeil 11 into for elan eln el n fooling ros V ri tiler of the 1110 ilia f oaf od 1 b i s I 1 into late mas a p r of cold it nnie honn hoine to ann annn v for the th hundredth tin till e the suri surl rio ri ft o o of inch a infill mead in t that lint tit 1 ert A few ugo arid nhat had a meal talent beu bhe thre threw tile ehilt of the little junth to gully sulky to v 11 rifen I 1 lang ing on if tit e re cort tomb hta his ugly lower lomer lip out thrust urt un unsmiling M iori it utta UN ion loin loin and null his brave men iuen the sturdy engineer engineers tit ahw s star moors 4 the indium 4 wt hn hid had due till 11 to annir 1 aho the e were HIP ille brimi who mho had spro ud ad that pretty table not the buxom little lurting darting about in pink gill I 1 flit III 1 l it bea beuse tump I 1 don t like in lit rt r I 1 nhe mu lit hr r 13 ita ia on tin tile picture in I 1 tho lie st antle lp book 14 which and jut juat come collie in that morning gerty did hae the tile patience of it sathit with till aoi lonia i hu it she IK would only lo lose loe e that set lor it it t f I 1 it wan not for an millu to audre iet between tn a huynn husband I stud lac alfe it alie run rian were mere her own brother slie she could not put her aln pr ort oil the atrin of their pi W 11 X nothing had been forgotten pants elio title shrunk shrank from front the titi of tit liln afar 3 wink aln ik the aa an g wit r t ir on oun mathu it lin ung iia rough lint but iha she tid ma it N acre e wai sure blidt girt ul it I 1 nut not he loe lur 14 1 let et clare mat 4 lie the til as fixed and as nr linam Jut t lot ahapa 14 lie the sulp lelon of gerty 8 little interim in ini she paid nond thi 1 4 14 1 4 your fagot div dav aly meek toi tomorrow mrs it 11 totted a prece nap kin kill before she he erpole 1 I I think I 1 alit all I 1 ep pip the feln for a month thi little iier ifer words were mere re lle j 4 though the thought were re I 1 I 1 lct hot my iny hund hand in just as I 1 stop im I 1 hlll ill he be running out for rny visit in a few fend meeks it will mill he lie only fair foi fut me tile to d alit it its long 1 a I 1 can call again 1 the irl hid it divac of subtlety miniver Mt niver gert put pilton n kimt clr of h thill ration oration slit huri hunted teil for the I 1 allt lot tills TIM m na not hot far to seek her iter ilter pinter in law imn was mas 1 aalur outtie out the hot st aon to her tier ite its nil till rondy glance waa nas Lt moir dortht table noth ing in ind iten n forg forgotten ottin she he ke i ae 1 little eliji of of ela tte liar ilar din riN interpreted it I 1 I 1 bugl t to in be kihli to I 1 app et p it servant e fr for her tier it un ans like idin to lune hane forgotten thu larince ct he lie mal nei n r frit of fit the lie sent of obligation to tin tilt dainty little woman moman ull haq wi horn born lit to fit for the durile cheri wm it too rood good for sarti lie ile felt lir latr un iiii aiken ken alapi 1 her ber of course e shean slie an have no rt pi et tor for tile I 1 lit it fit failure 11 tilt t thil ele ghr tou iou nn nil till ni etite il dmn ltd iniel 1 hart and 1 thrpo to ti lot 1 it lilt lad 14 f r flirt more meka the rile remark tl if A I 1 lah our flarty face fuce bill S I 1 iq aught nn an to lier origin 11 inne 1 4 saw tilt and unit kemem brad th ill boarding biou elioue e she think of nothing it to MI ma the izreo es mit alo don n to that most lint in fur aortal talle lo 10 brayt tru vist t n sot hoilan tal in tit at ill NN here Is facing binni build it lind hin at plan ant gerty thought it hw ibur hii 14 n hot and anti then tin tilt rt n m ans a slit nee ag tin 1 I 1 t kin gin to tell ehni of tier tue MII son lilt ailt cert gert laid dmit her aorl 10 1 lo I e anant to ak iu a liun dud tient did mi on to my iny in I 1 04 lugt lk 47 1 I forgot to tell oil I 1 raked the tm tn n art ally I 1 did gt art rth I 1 lor or there ani nt il it cloud on gk rth 4 pretty bro arow I 1 could buo 10 lo kut t vou the other kind but a mild ou dl 1 not want it I 1 should tb think itil not the ih cl el in was wn elioe art at e eting out of order M ilat if I 1 hid hill in tin ndji table fonn form d be toor borrowing borro wini it ant are aou ou talking stout te de up bor our w hut cert e don dont t call me ine oc oft 4 tom lie hia ills wife A ne ill urt I 1 wanted inne 1 4 to try to get one for me tile in lia I rth Ali tele 1 I did tr to began innee lour ix im good ennit rit for anyone hy liti oulI iou get ilo lie wa mait open hopeni admiring vi nipple buat bust ami under the pink gInK gingham hain don t tom total anile 1 4 tried to explain th thu sincerity of f hr she he had vl ittel otery tore store Imi whirl deft might he sit eu peed nt nc having liming a figure she could not bring a bille it to her of ilter face there vaili wn none hiir ize size the offered to order one from chicago they have to to be anade to bruer if they are stecial atz HIM ion on are inn ato ulu yuu know kno hit 1 I should think not cried gerty gertr i 0 vy m valt val alt al t Is abour fly 11 for the eize size of roy my hips and it ln 19 inne uon it red it it bould be safe to agrima milli 1 her tier I 1 alm lien wm alit it be here boull lou if b appointed 11 limes Lin alf found herself but not fr six alx lx m et hot I 1 fild not know whether to order it or not anil and I 1 in an angeles eles with till tuy summer se owing ing all tenet done 1 1 hat flat cod will it do 10 lo me ine then tie i retty eyed loard jadv for child lilt tear tears 1 I I know that h au I 1 ill hint in t know mait liet to to 41 do 1 hardin I 1 decided to order it ni I 1 id d found t the lie place und and mas right there hut but I 1 made sure that I 1 fould could the ali order orter ly loy teli grain so I 1 run call alit 4 very I 1 know aou U would it ic disappointed I 1 it ans its sorrl orri ill need it ext winter admitted go crt rth lit lulling 11 ing lit hir relf r elf to I ronn onit of ill the chilled tuini tat ton 4 1 I 1 in lit mire mitre I 1 im in milli dobli zd W li 1 I li I 1 ic p it not put you to much trouble the rat td the wall nil of or for nain I 1 iiii tilt n mar lur I 1 lante late mt inside ou eh in e nour pit n pit ideal tl thin ni ind if 1 lila hl u miff ift of hardin 1 1 bivil bum sain cam in i alth lilt sour 3 our ling wu lie suri alt abul il niti me so 11 iti ss 4 ak kilt nie tile Ilard inq fau lo 10 id k cour rough roughened ned li lit lita imily our old frand lip ile sered wn ed il it suli on o 0 nit int at tho the station oh h cratil garty surel he lie did it IK t 1 d I i that T m I 1 burc he eibi face m alth his i all ainoo 1 1 I in only nil in erli a d underling lies e a my it 1 m iles lie going aa to inake me ine re nil lib libi r it I 1 0 inastri t sn sa such thit s g 4 I 1 pout td lit his hi we if it d n 4 n t hurl hurt aou a if jou U d not care chirik how I 1 anist all oh rot rott I 1 the tit t net r attus m ato nil till 11 if m n to t lit ro it it bool out 1 pam tin her M mir had hall of the clugg it 1 I sup 1 Ioe mi on I 1 like to take tale hidir to jump at tin the niep 0 it f the hilpl 11 ho I 1 BS 1111 beating 11 him hl nn e into 1 fi fl th tit oh oil un iun i t urt I 1 do to rii atti it Ilard ll ardin ln through anil and through ablin blood floo sled bf ills N ift 4 III to 1 ha nan omIng tl it e to driling hu h nie nt at IK a r antu ii did it joinell gart with mith a wn wao withholding he the nn ry tir 11 rt r t 11 1 I told ion hov bov it be ion MI I 1 do 10 it 01 hilll cried pu lack 1114 hl plate 1114 4 sl looka look dren drearily rily out the wire ire screened dor her tier YIL alov wai a dusty street hardin got up lip scraping chair over oer the board floor and to keep it from me nip persisted I 1 it he I 1 wife ife I 1 to let uie lue ask him hila to din ner 1 ilo I i 4 it lat at farce have to so go on hardin luck latch to lie ile t tt boull 1111 leavo 0 to anve it with without me tile then not lot tny and make a fool toot of insaf ak ailin to ilkin tir 1 it s me le it elf innas m ali wt d 41 she he vac in tle neigh borlaf lint tom utis lashing lashin hini into a fury to lu hi dt aiu garty burst into ti it ir it haq I 1 filing her the dl til grice blie mlle slit hultin t crid indiere tire it ale he could it fluid stand it here flere bite she hid not ilot the eja rt t 1 to I 1 bo 0 to ioa I 1 an andre eais a othere hir hi mould letl her tier it 44 not a liar d n site she wua i u 4 st san nit lelve ive nhe she coul I 1 not hii tiby a hardin did all 1 ight no anit term lint thi ali ci ifie pretty ta 4 o 0 lit riched a mtr unfong mcabe croul the room roona 11 ilie lie I 1 ruti roll and sister avoided each tetra ee aies 4 innes roc and cleared lit table of the illde ill he bhe bile anade a I 1 uil mat nolle e jib the in the iel shed and ehn etlo the I 1 iani to dionn alx InO stence of tit uart cserti 4 mobbing she ate kol t allt for boin 4 sit p she to go a alth ith him uhan ann he lie left he ile I 1 ital i not reach the ollice office in thi of tat mood bhe she land lie would not betray 11 his let betl I 1 a a let he knew it mas not he lle wb who 0 was to minot 11 ian it IN lien hen she he heard the door lan own site 1 out the lck tick may going lie he ettha 11 ll d after him inet alt for roe rue blie site 1 d I 11 into ler tier tent teat for ht latr r hat blie site had to run to caul catch up ith him blin 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